Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Happy Wednesday! Beth from Beth's Beauties here with you today. This card was made for my nephew who received his First Holy Communion this past Sunday. Do you know how hard it is to find stamps that fit that occasion?? Victorine Originals to the rescue!

The rest of the story is that I made a different version of this stamped panel in which I used the blue distress ink to watercolor in the entire background. I thought I liked the one on the right better, so that is the one I gave to my nephew. What is your opinion? Do you prefer the one on the right or the left?

Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Do you love freebies? We love freebies. That's why we give so many away here at Victorine Originals. (Just ask anyone who has ordered from www.victorineoriginals.com lately. We always throw in something extra.)

We have 3 MEGA swag packs left. Any order on www.victorineoriginals.com over $20 gets a Tombow tape sample, a Tombow regular adhesive (varies), a Tombow Dual-Sided Pen, a dry stamp pad, a bottle of ink and a tube of embossing powder -FREE! All of these retail for over $20.00 so you're doubling your purchase. If you're on our newsletter list, you get a discount code for check out so you can really maximize your purchase. More stamps for your buck!Why? Because we're not here just to provide high-quality designer stamps and accessories. We want to delight you. We aren't just after a sale. We're after a relationship with you.

Thursday, April 20, 2017

Are you all as excited for the relaunch of the challenge as we are? The first challenge is May 1st.

Here at Victorine Originals, we love to spoil our newsletter subscribers, so everyone subscribed gets a head start on each challenge. The Saturday before each new challenge, we'll send out the new theme. Fill out the form below to sign up now!

Subscribe to our mailing list

* indicates required

Email Address *

First Name

Last Name

Address

Address Line 2

City

State/Province/Region

Postal / Zip Code

Country

Like I just said, we like to spoil our subscribers, so everyone who fills out their address gets a free stamp delivered to your door as a thank you for joining us. If you want the short cut to join the list, just use the right side bar to enter your email address.

I started out by die cutting a stitched rectangle die from white cardstock. I stamped the large flower with versamark at the bottom of the square, making sure only the area above the top line on the stamp was on the cardstock. I heat embossed it using white embossing powder. Rotate paper 180 degrees and repeat the same process using the smaller flower stamp from the Floral and Sayings stamp set.

I used Seedless Preserves Distress Ink to blend the beautiful purple color over the top of the white embossed areas. When done blending, use a paper towel and wipe the excess ink off of the embossing.

I heat embossed the Thank You sentiment on a vellum flag, which I attached with a staple to the card front. I popped that panel up with Scotch foam tape for dimension. The patterned paper is from Recollections' Modern Bouquet stack.

***There is a special 24 hour 60% off day for newsletter subscribers TODAY. Make sure to watch your inbox or sign up for the Victorine Originals newsletter HERE if you haven't already done so. The coupon code is only in the newsletter email! You won't want to miss this AMAZING sale!***

Friday, April 14, 2017

Believe me when I say, the Sewing Set stamps called out to me! How could I resist that antique Singer sewing machine? One summer when our family's sewing machine was not working, I used my Grandma's treadle sewing machine to make a dress, Oh the memories!

All of the papers I used are from DCWV's Minty Lace stack. I thought they coordinated with the stamp perfectly! I also used stitched rectangle dies from Gina Marie Designs and the stamped panel was die cut with a Cottage Cutz Stitched Square die. I used a doily (from a retired My Craft Spot die), crinkle seam binding, corsage pins, buttons, artist safety pin and charm for embellishments.

Here is a look at the Sewing Set stamps. Look at all the stamps that you get on that 6"x7.5" set!

I hope you have a wonderfully crafty day and a blessed Easter weekend!

For the lighthouse panel, I stamped the image with Versafine Onyx Black ink on kraft cardstock and shaded all around it with more of the Vintage Photo Distress Ink. I layered that on top of more patterned paper from the Beach House stack.

The sentiment flag used a stamp from Victorine Originals' Floral & Sayings stamp set (one of my all time FAVORITES!) The only embellishments I used were antiqued copper brads on the card.

Monday, April 10, 2017

Happy Monday! Beth from Beth's Beauties here with you, and today I am bringing you another nautical creation using Victorine Originals stamps! This time it is a encouragement card.

I stamped the boat and sentiment from the Ship Set using Versafine Black Onyx ink. I used Tim Holtz Distress Inks to color the paper in. The colors I used were Antique Linen for the sand, Salty Ocean for the sky (using a hand cut "cloud" piece as a mask) and Peacock Feathers for the water (using a torn piece of cardstock as a mask). Black Soot distress Ink added dimension to the outside of the panel.

Saturday, April 8, 2017

We love getting custom stamp orders for different companies. It's fun to discover new companies and their services. We were especially delighted to meet Maps by Angie. She makes custom maps that are simply stunning! She wanted a stamp for her kraft paper tubes to help with branding and to spruce up a rather dull brown. She also wanted a stamp with her address so she wouldn't have to write it out all the time. Major time saver!

Of course, we had to cyber stalk her. (It's a thing, right?) Check out her stuff! You know the usual wedding guest book where people sign their names? This is a new spin on it! Have your guests sign their names on this map where they are from. She customizes each map to fit you. Wowza!

Already married? No problem. You can get a map that suits your hobbies like a map with the major league baseball teams.

Got a lake house? Check out these cool maps. You can have Angie make them for any lake. Brain hurricane! Got that person who is impossible to buy a gift for? This might be something they don't have.

Memorable road trip? Angie can make you a map incorporating pictures from your adventure!

I stamped the image on watercolor paper with Versafine Onyx Black ink and used aqua brushes with Tim Holtz Distress Inks to color it in. To do so, just rub the ink pad face down on your craft mat and pick up a bit of that color with your wet brush and start painting! The colors I used were (L) Salty Ocean, Vintage Photo, (R) Mustard Seed, Worn Lipstick, and Mowed Lawn.

Tuesday, April 4, 2017

Hello everyone! Beth from Beth's Beauties here with you. I am so excited to be sharing my projects on the Victorine Stamps blog!! Today I am have a step by step tutorial for a card I created using Victorine Originals' Nautical Hutch stamp and Tim Holtz Distress Inks to add color to it.

Monday, April 3, 2017

Hi all! Sabrina here. I'm so stinking excited that there a blog for Victorine Originals already! Look at all these amazing designs!

In case you hadn't heard already, back in July of 2016, my good friend Victorine Lieske sold me Victorine Originals. Her writing career had taken off and she didn't have time to make stamps anymore. (See her books and good stuff by clicking here!) I hauled back all the supplies and I've been muddling my way through the massive learning curve that is taking on a new business ever since. I changed the website and have been adding vintage stamp designs back to the catalog.

Fast forward to today when the very talented card designer, Beth Fiscus, asked me if I had a blog I'd like her to post her designs with my stamps to. After searching to see if there was a blog, the answer became an easy YES!!! Her designs are amazing. You can check them out here!

So, looks like there were a lot of awesome challenges that Victorine used to run. I'll be bringing those back. Fun!

We now have a newsletter list where I send exclusive coupons, business information and run giveaways. Sign up for that here.

I will have to play with the blog more another day. In the meantime, it's a delight to see all of you and I look forward to interacting more!